diff --git a/core/modules/parsers/newwikitextparser/rules/entity.js b/core/modules/parsers/newwikitextparser/rules/entity.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3a1578a47
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/modules/parsers/newwikitextparser/rules/entity.js
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+/*\
+title: $:/core/modules/parsers/newwikitextparser/rules/entity.js
+type: application/javascript
+module-type: wikitextrule
+
+Wiki text run rule for HTML entities
+
+\*/
+(function(){
+
+/*jslint node: true, browser: true */
+/*global $tw: false */
+"use strict";
+
+exports.name = "entity";
+
+exports.runParser = true;
+
+exports.regExpString = "&#?[a-zA-Z0-9]{2,8};";
+
+exports.parse = function(match,isBlock) {
+	this.pos = match.index + match[0].length;
+	return [$tw.Tree.Entity(match[0])];
+};
+
+})();
diff --git a/tw5.com/tiddlers/TestingNewWikiText.tid b/tw5.com/tiddlers/TestingNewWikiText.tid
index 101116c01..50a01b1b0 100644
--- a/tw5.com/tiddlers/TestingNewWikiText.tid
+++ b/tw5.com/tiddlers/TestingNewWikiText.tid
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ And this will be {{{inline and monospaced}}} and `so will this` little bit.
 
 Here is some ''bold face'', and __some underlining__ and of course some --strikethrough--.
 
-Here's an unterminated ''bit of bold face.
+Here's an unterminated ''bit of bold face. And also some entities like Ç Ç "HTML Entity".
 
 Here is a macro <<list all>>